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How Babies Talk

The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life

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How Babies Talk

By: Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Golinkoff
Narrated by: Kristin Dzuiba
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Two developmental psychologists/language experts offer parents a powerfully insightful guide to how infants - even while in the womb - begin to learn language.

©1999 Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Developmental Psychology Infants & Toddlers Parenting & Families Child Psychology Infant Psychology Relationships Psychology & Mental Health Baby First Year Baby Language

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In the ever-deepening field of developmental psychology, the ability to learn language - so inherent in humans - still fascinates from a scientific perspective. From more recent realizations, like that fetuses begin to grasp the most rudimentary parts of language while still in the womb, to more established knowledge concerning how a mother tongue is recognized by a young mind, Dr. Kathy Hirsch-Pasek and Dr. Roberta Golinkiff seek to expose you to the beauty of language, from the significance of babbling, to associations between symbols and sounds. Your guide through these intriguing discoveries is performer Kristin Dzuiba who brilliantly narrates this scientific study with excellent sense accessibility.

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"This is a great book...an important addition to any parent's library" (T. Berry Brazelton)
Informative Content • Scientific Credibility • Clear Explanations • Comprehensive Guide • Practical Parenting Advice

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I enjoyed this book, I felt it was very informative and interesting. If you are like me and have an infant at home, I think you’ll enjoy this book because it will help you help your child! It wasn’t my favorite narration, but definitely not the worst either. Don’t understand why some of the reviews are so low. I think it’s worth listening to, and it was included with our membership, which makes it even better! Lol

Very informative

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I adore Hirsh-Pasak and Golinkoff. They make it their mission to share the latest research—including from their own acclaimed baby labs—with parents. This book focuses on language acquisition, which is rather “zoomed-in” so it wasn’t as fun as some of their other books, but it’s genuinely interesting, especially the toddler section on humor, storytelling, and social awareness.

Foremost child development experts discuss language

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This is a comprehensive book about language development in children from womb until 3 years. It contains many scientific guides for parents on how to stimulate children to develop language. A must read for every parent.

Wonderful book.

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This audiobook contained a lot of really good information. Many chapters contained lots of scientific information which I found useful and gave the book more credibility. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about how babies talk and how they progress from being born through multiple ages. If I had to give one negative critique, I would say the book should have contained more examples. The author was academic at times, therefore, more examples would've been beneficial.

New Dad Good Info

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Book : "don't worry your kid will talk"
me: "that's what I needed to hear"

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